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i don't care what mitt romney's stupid people said. obama passed and it's a law of the land a health care tax. >> messed that up. >> and obama is now passing -- try to push a small business tax. i've got two taxes. that's all i'm talk about in my district between now and the campaign. i kick any democrat in a swing district across america legislatively. romney can't do this, but legislatively, this seems like the president's hurting his own cause. >> unless you consider the fact the two words you used that have been thrown around the table in the past two minutes both have incendiary value to voters. one word is taxes. as incendiary value to voters. the other word is millionaire as incendiary value to many, many voters. you use those two words both sides use those words and see where the fire starts burning most fiercely. >> i think they're right on target. >> my point! if he had made it a millionaire's tax barack obama wins going away and the republicans are sitting there looking like defenders of the rich and wealthy. michael steele,
i don't care what mitt romney's stupid people said. obama passed and it's a law of the land a health care tax. >> messed that up. >> and obama is now passing -- try to push a small business tax. i've got two taxes. that's all i'm talk about in my district between now and the campaign. i kick any democrat in a swing district across america legislatively. romney can't do this, but legislatively, this seems like the president's hurting his own cause. >> unless you consider the...
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romney, ryan. romney, ryan. romney, ryan. >> okay, now, you'll notice in both clips mitt looks just as goofy which caused me to react. some people heard romney. other people heard ryan. our clip from nbc, unfiltered, we ran it. politico heard ryan as well, and they report it had that way around 5:30 the afternoon of the event, which was what our staff followed. later "the new york times" wrote that the crowd was chanting "romney," then they followed with a correction that our staff read overnight saying kind of hard to follow what it was. this was among the chee-tos brigade as to whether i would vote for mitt romney, is trying to throw the election by filtering a tape and cracking a joke. really, guys? your conspiracy theories are getting out of hand, the poll con spercy, the fox news to throw the election for barack obama? it's getting out of hand. like this two-second frenzy is just silly. conservative blogger jazz shawl for hotair. too many people who are ostensibly fighting for the conservative cause have ch
romney, ryan. romney, ryan. romney, ryan. >> okay, now, you'll notice in both clips mitt looks just as goofy which caused me to react. some people heard romney. other people heard ryan. our clip from nbc, unfiltered, we ran it. politico heard ryan as well, and they report it had that way around 5:30 the afternoon of the event, which was what our staff followed. later "the new york times" wrote that the crowd was chanting "romney," then they followed with a correction...
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romney, it's not -- of course it's not insurmountable, but the pressure's on romney to win. >> so romney has a challenge on his hands for sure. mark halperin, leading into the debates, how, then, do you coax, cajole information out of these candidates given the scenario that chuck just laid out that actually gives you something that you can make a decision on as a voter? >> well, i think the big question for romney is performance. look at what he did on "60 minutes." he talked on the plane last night to his press corps. he's still giving the same kinds of answers, the same specificity and lack of specificity, the same failure to drive a message to put the president on the defensive. if you're a candidate behind and you have that long "60 minutes" interview where you make the choice to talk to your press corps, you've got to drive something that dominates the news rather than the same old questions about low level of performance, same questions about lack of specificity, same questions about why are you behind in all the battleground states? i don't think he did that in either of those tw
romney, it's not -- of course it's not insurmountable, but the pressure's on romney to win. >> so romney has a challenge on his hands for sure. mark halperin, leading into the debates, how, then, do you coax, cajole information out of these candidates given the scenario that chuck just laid out that actually gives you something that you can make a decision on as a voter? >> well, i think the big question for romney is performance. look at what he did on "60 minutes." he...
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with romney, he does what the market demands. and the market is not demanding a tea party president. so i think he'd shift over toward the middle where i personally think that's where his soul is, so to be honest, i'm guessing about that. >> we're all guessing about that. what is so interesting to us certainly to me is that he didn't go to the center like nixon always says you go to the center in a general election when most candidates do. at the convention, he waited till that first debate and certainly in the third debate he completely blew apart this perception of mitt romney as hard right neo conservative. >> and you know, if you think he's an opportunist, and i'm not sure he totally is, but if you think he is, he's going to do what the incentives tell him to do. and i think in a country as i wrote with the shrinking republican base where the tea party may have already cost the republicans two senate seats, may cost them two more this election in indiana and missouri. the incentives are all toward him being a little more mode
with romney, he does what the market demands. and the market is not demanding a tea party president. so i think he'd shift over toward the middle where i personally think that's where his soul is, so to be honest, i'm guessing about that. >> we're all guessing about that. what is so interesting to us certainly to me is that he didn't go to the center like nixon always says you go to the center in a general election when most candidates do. at the convention, he waited till that first...
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what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney's people believe they're closing that race. but it does change everything. the key here is to not look too political. if you do that, that cob a backlash not only the states along the coastline that are impacted by this but across the entire country. it's messy out there not only weatherwise but also politically. >> you two actually interviewed the president over the weekend. you looked him in the eye. do you think he's feeling the heat, mika? >> i do. and i think that he's also enjoying the game. we were out there on the
what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because...
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so close to the oval office, romney now mostly hangs out at disney world. leaving the national stage along with romney in varying degrees of disgrace were general david petraeus, undone by an affair with his own biographer. lance armstrong, stripped of everything including the yellow jersey on his back. and governor rocket rod blagojevich sent to a federal lockup for 14 years for the crime of being a chicago politician. >> then i thought about mandela, dr. king, gandhi. >> reporter: one of blago's old opponents in the illinois state legislature, republican mike bost became a web star this year when he lost his mind in public. >> i feel like somebody trying to be released from egypt! let my people go! >> reporter: meanwhile down in the florida legislature, there was rigorous debate this year over the meaning of jay-z's song "99 problems." >> aren't you sharp as a tack? are you a lawyer or something? >> in that song, it was the officer who said, "aren't you sharp as a tack or something"? you should try for a lawyer or something. so i got on you that. >> repor
so close to the oval office, romney now mostly hangs out at disney world. leaving the national stage along with romney in varying degrees of disgrace were general david petraeus, undone by an affair with his own biographer. lance armstrong, stripped of everything including the yellow jersey on his back. and governor rocket rod blagojevich sent to a federal lockup for 14 years for the crime of being a chicago politician. >> then i thought about mandela, dr. king, gandhi. >> reporter:...
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mitt romney there is an element of hypocrisy. the statements that the obama campaign is pointing out romney having made about diminishing the importance of getting osama bin laden. mccain attacked romney back in 2007 for that same statement and accusedomney of being weak for not phasizg h iortant it soet bin lad. tres t. tres aot back from war and you do heroic things you know what you don't do? you don't go down to the vfw and hold up your medal and say let me tell you what i did. there is a code. this is unseamly the president going around talking about this. >> mccain was we remember well he was very -- heevtuly onc coend dit wh kwshamcinou ialic be -- >> and by the way that code, that is a code among democratic heroes that go to war and republican heroes that go to war. anyway so let it speak for itself because there are enough people that know what happened around that table, who know the predent made a really coageousecisionh everybyel aun tat tle w yiit wflyriky mr redet. hemathdeisn. o y leoe >pr b interesting when you th
mitt romney there is an element of hypocrisy. the statements that the obama campaign is pointing out romney having made about diminishing the importance of getting osama bin laden. mccain attacked romney back in 2007 for that same statement and accusedomney of being weak for not phasizg h iortant it soet bin lad. tres t. tres aot back from war and you do heroic things you know what you don't do? you don't go down to the vfw and hold up your medal and say let me tell you what i did. there is a...
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the romney campaign has to provide new information about romney and romney himself, through that speech, has the biggest microphone moment. if he uses it well, he will be in a stronger position. >> what does it say in an election that was supposed to be a referendum on barack obama, handling the economy, is now a referendum on mitt romney and his suitability to be president. >> we have to make sure that we don't make the mistake of always acting like the election day is tomorrow. this is a multi-step process. i'm frankly ignoring all these polls until october 1st. we've got a lot of stuff that has to happen. they're fun i have to admit, i'm reading them all. >> i was going to say september 15g9. >> i'll meet you halfway at the 19th. >> two weeks, ten days for both conventions. >> and advertising. >> yes. >> brass knuckles about hurricane politics. there's been a lot of focus on how this has hurt the republicans. i think it's hurt the democrats because it's very hard for an incumbent president's campaign when he has to be worried about running fema and all of that. joe biden was supposed
the romney campaign has to provide new information about romney and romney himself, through that speech, has the biggest microphone moment. if he uses it well, he will be in a stronger position. >> what does it say in an election that was supposed to be a referendum on barack obama, handling the economy, is now a referendum on mitt romney and his suitability to be president. >> we have to make sure that we don't make the mistake of always acting like the election day is tomorrow....
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is the romney that he has to be going forward because if he goes back to being the old romney, the romney that was like self-emulating over the course of the last three months, this will all be wasted. but if he brings that romney for the next two weeks, it will be a different campaign. >> i think he will, mike. >> if you watch mitt romney over 20 years, what you saw last night was mitt romney. you cannot run for president, as he has done for the last 18 months, pretending to be something you're not. >> yeah. >> you just can't do it. it catches up to you. it caught up to him multiple times with self-inflicted wounds. last night, that's mitt romney. >> yeah. >> a planner, an executer, a business guy, semiboring but human. >> and a moderate. >> joe klein -- >> and a moderate. >> and a moderate. >> speaking of which, joe klein, let's go back to 1987 and 1988. i say this all the time. but george h.w. bush. a man revered by almost all now. in '87 and '88 was seen as a joke. a guy who would go out on the campaign trail, look goofy because he was trying to be something that he wasn't. when georg
is the romney that he has to be going forward because if he goes back to being the old romney, the romney that was like self-emulating over the course of the last three months, this will all be wasted. but if he brings that romney for the next two weeks, it will be a different campaign. >> i think he will, mike. >> if you watch mitt romney over 20 years, what you saw last night was mitt romney. you cannot run for president, as he has done for the last 18 months, pretending to be...
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i want romney -- i want to meet with romney and see can work together. that's the tone. >> that is the tone and i will say you look at the candidates who have)acÑ won and lost last nigh fact a lot of house republicans, john boehner being speaker again, i don't know that it's about ideology4 as idiocy. i love this quote. we're debating about whetheró the republican party should be the ve party or don't we just all agree that we stop being the stupid party. look at the fact we did in indiana with mourdock with we left two seats ong linda mcmahon chance chances to win. we have left, as steve schmidt, six, seven senate seats on the table. this is not about ideo this is about idiocy. we have got to figure out a way to vet ourer. is -- having been around this for a while. in '72 the democrats went through the same kind of process and again in '80 w '80 everyone talks about the reagan win but in the senate the alliance of the democratic party -- >> it was a slaughter. >> nelson george mcgovern, frank church. they all the party had to hey did so with bill cl
i want romney -- i want to meet with romney and see can work together. that's the tone. >> that is the tone and i will say you look at the candidates who have)acÑ won and lost last nigh fact a lot of house republicans, john boehner being speaker again, i don't know that it's about ideology4 as idiocy. i love this quote. we're debating about whetheró the republican party should be the ve party or don't we just all agree that we stop being the stupid party. look at the fact we did in...
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if mitt romney, i'm sure ed is doing with this romney every day. if he does what we talked about a couple weeks ago and brace who he is. can you see rattner running for president of the united states? i'm serious. you got a bathtub full of money. tell people why and how you are proud of the fact you worked hard, made difficult choices, took a lot of chances and you succeeded. it's the same thing with mitt romney. if he doesn't apologize for his success like he's sort of been doing, if he doesn't try to play man of the people, he wasn't trying to play man of the people up there in his beautiful italian suit. we want people who are successful. >> americans love to tip the scales. >> donny, i want to know, i'm not missing the point. by the way, i think our society is more inequitable by the day just like most western democracies are becoming less equitable because of technological changes over the past 20 years. but, the thing that you don't understand, if you don't mind me saying this is that at least where i'm from, americans don't trust big governm
if mitt romney, i'm sure ed is doing with this romney every day. if he does what we talked about a couple weeks ago and brace who he is. can you see rattner running for president of the united states? i'm serious. you got a bathtub full of money. tell people why and how you are proud of the fact you worked hard, made difficult choices, took a lot of chances and you succeeded. it's the same thing with mitt romney. if he doesn't apologize for his success like he's sort of been doing, if he...
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why not do that with mitt romney? the media would love that to say -- just to follow mitt romney around and say why wouldn't you debate me? so i think he has to get create creative, but has to be disciplined. >> it's a tough road. as you said, the next debate not until february 22nd in arizona, about 2 1/2 weeks away. >> and willie, one more thing, by the way, how telling is it about this presidential election that when jon huntsman endorsed mitt romney, mitt romney did not go to that endorsement face-to-face, but when donald trump endorses him, mitt romney gets on a plane to go to nevada and make sure to -- that is, i think, about as much as you need to know about this primary season. >> little tone deaf. >> and every network cut to it immediately. >> i mean, we're part of it. we're absolutely right. just lapped up, lathered in it. >> enablers. >> what's the cat's name one more time? >> the cat's name. there's three of them, willie. duluth, shorty, and buzz. >> you have three now? >> i hope the four of you have a won
why not do that with mitt romney? the media would love that to say -- just to follow mitt romney around and say why wouldn't you debate me? so i think he has to get create creative, but has to be disciplined. >> it's a tough road. as you said, the next debate not until february 22nd in arizona, about 2 1/2 weeks away. >> and willie, one more thing, by the way, how telling is it about this presidential election that when jon huntsman endorsed mitt romney, mitt romney did not go to...
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than they are for romney. by comparison, just 23% of obama supporters said they are more against romney than they are for the president. >> mike said something yesterday off camera. am i allowed to talk about anything we talk about off camera? >> sure, whatever. >> he said the democrats have a big problem, mitt romney is hard to hate. >> he's going to be hard to portray as someone who deserves contem contempt. >> i think there's one weak spot. >> what? >> the tax returns. >> he's going to have to release mountains of tax returns. >> and the whole disconnect issue. >> you keep wondering whether both sides, the president's reelection campaign and governor romney's election campaign, you wonder if they really get what's going on in this country. i would submit whether you go to montana or california or massachusetts, wherever you go, this country is so filled with anxiety that the response to the questions that pollsters ask is really, geez, i don't know. it's a geez, i don't know. everybody is right on the edge
than they are for romney. by comparison, just 23% of obama supporters said they are more against romney than they are for the president. >> mike said something yesterday off camera. am i allowed to talk about anything we talk about off camera? >> sure, whatever. >> he said the democrats have a big problem, mitt romney is hard to hate. >> he's going to be hard to portray as someone who deserves contem contempt. >> i think there's one weak spot. >> what?...
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this was a win for romney. whether it was a knockout i don't know but certainly puts him into the driver's seat as he heads into michigan and will strengthen his lead as he stays in arizona. the white house's projection that mitt romney will be their opponent in the fall is looking more and more like the right one and as they prepare more and more for him they'll be more and more prepared. >> mika, there is no substitution for organization in presidential politics. you saw last night again with the crowd. >> mm-hmm. >> that mitt romney out organized everybody. anybody that believes -- >> yes. >> that there are that many people in a random crowd of republicans who would be that excited about mitt romney, you also believe in the tooth fairy. >> tooth fairy. >> i want to be careful because some kids wake up with their parents and watch this show. >> that's right. that's real. that's not a good analysis. >> i stopped myself in the tracks because the kids are watching. >> exactly. i want to ask you and mark mckinnon
this was a win for romney. whether it was a knockout i don't know but certainly puts him into the driver's seat as he heads into michigan and will strengthen his lead as he stays in arizona. the white house's projection that mitt romney will be their opponent in the fall is looking more and more like the right one and as they prepare more and more for him they'll be more and more prepared. >> mika, there is no substitution for organization in presidential politics. you saw last night...
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romney. that film, let's talk about the film. >> yeah. >> so moving. i love this guy. it was set up with a personal anecdotes, set up with a film, and my god, they're making the sell. and then it went a little off. he started talking to chairs. >> they put together a three-day convention as well done as it was, you have to give them more credit because they had to truncate it because of the storm and i thought the sequencing last night with the exception of eastwood was incredibly well done. film was great, some of the testimonials from people who knew governor romney. the strongest part of his speech when he talked about what happened with his relationship with his family, parents and with his sons. the eastwood thing was the exception. but it was a big exceptionp. it pushed governor's romney's speech later, broke the momentum from the film to senator rubio. clint eastwood endorsed romney somewhat out of blue in idaho. at that event people said he gave a great talk and their assumption was h
romney. that film, let's talk about the film. >> yeah. >> so moving. i love this guy. it was set up with a personal anecdotes, set up with a film, and my god, they're making the sell. and then it went a little off. he started talking to chairs. >> they put together a three-day convention as well done as it was, you have to give them more credit because they had to truncate it because of the storm and i thought the sequencing last night with the exception of eastwood was...
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romney goes to florida. in just about an hour and a half, we're going to have the monthly jobs report out. according to a reuters survey, economists are expecting about 113,000 jobs added to the unemployment rate. how do you think that might impact the conversation in the campaigns moving forward? >> well, i think it depends how they talk about it. part of the vulnerability exposed in the debate was not just stylistic, but the president has trouble talking about his record on the economy because he's got to be proud of what he's accomplished along with an understanding that a lot of people are still hurting. and he has trouble talking about the future. so i think that the numbers are an opportunity for governor romney to say their strongest line from the convention is the one they're emphasizing now, which is why would the next four years be any different than the last four years? i think the president needs to try to trump that by saying more than just you don't want mitt romney. he's got to say, what is hi
romney goes to florida. in just about an hour and a half, we're going to have the monthly jobs report out. according to a reuters survey, economists are expecting about 113,000 jobs added to the unemployment rate. how do you think that might impact the conversation in the campaigns moving forward? >> well, i think it depends how they talk about it. part of the vulnerability exposed in the debate was not just stylistic, but the president has trouble talking about his record on the economy...
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so romney tries to reach. because it's not real and doesn't come from the heart, it's sort of false. he makes these gaffes as he did yesterday and they sort so far show the true person. the average middle class doesn't say the poor, to heck with them, and romney doesn't get it. and i don't think he will get it. and that's why i think he's a weak candidate against barack obama because he doesn't have that internal gyroscope that says i am middle class, i care about the middle class, i want to do things for the middle class. >> all right, senator, before you go, just curious on this super pac issue. and i know we've sort of tried to come at you with a tough question -- >> we're having fun. >> all's fair in love and war. >> senator, i wonder, it is a little bit. will you concede that you're in a little bit of an awkward position because there are members of your party that will be benefitting from super pacs? >> no, i think, look -- >> and both sides need the money. and until it stops on both sides, you have to p
so romney tries to reach. because it's not real and doesn't come from the heart, it's sort of false. he makes these gaffes as he did yesterday and they sort so far show the true person. the average middle class doesn't say the poor, to heck with them, and romney doesn't get it. and i don't think he will get it. and that's why i think he's a weak candidate against barack obama because he doesn't have that internal gyroscope that says i am middle class, i care about the middle class, i want to do...
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maybe this is the tagg romney turn-around in the romney campaign. >> that's good. >> go ahead. i'm sorry. >> go ahead and finish up, jim. >> just observing that you mentioned earlier that you see the economy improve. we are back to only the second worst year for foreclosures in the past 17 years, so, yes we are better than we were in 2011. i don't know if this is necessarily where you want to be. i think the argument that 7.8% unemployment -- i'm not jumping into any jack welch conspiracy theories or anything. i don't know if we should dance a jig over 8% unemployment. >> we're not. >> you can look at gas prices close to $4 a gallon. apparently they jumped another 20 cents in california. this is not that great of an economy. >> nobody is playing "happy days are here again." >> as you play the majs of mitt romney. he has the white sid burns. does he color his hair? i'm being sear. if he does, can we trust the guy? i'm sorry. why hasn't anyone asked that question? >> don't go to me on this. >> i have people ask me every day, why do you have donny cot the on the air? >> do you wan
maybe this is the tagg romney turn-around in the romney campaign. >> that's good. >> go ahead. i'm sorry. >> go ahead and finish up, jim. >> just observing that you mentioned earlier that you see the economy improve. we are back to only the second worst year for foreclosures in the past 17 years, so, yes we are better than we were in 2011. i don't know if this is necessarily where you want to be. i think the argument that 7.8% unemployment -- i'm not jumping into any...
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and romney, there'll be a lot of soul searching, people saying what's wrong with mitt romney? he had all of these advantages. florida is a good state for gingrich, he'll have resources, he'll have earned media. there's a debate nbc's doing on monday night in florida. so he'll be fresh out of a victory if he does win heading into another debate, the pressure will be on romney. again, long-term, romney is the clear favorite to win this nomination because of the advantages he'd have over the long-term, but in the short-term, if mitt romney loses iowa, south carolina, and potentially florida, he's going to have to fight harder for this nomination than we thought -- >> willie, you know yesterday i told you newt gingrich speaks grievance was the word, the grievance that republicans, especially conservative republicans in the south feel for 1,000 different reasons, whether people in manhattan think it's legitimate or not. but i will tell you last night, did you notice when gingrich shot back at john king, did you notice everybody jumped to their feet. twice. >> twice. >> two standing
and romney, there'll be a lot of soul searching, people saying what's wrong with mitt romney? he had all of these advantages. florida is a good state for gingrich, he'll have resources, he'll have earned media. there's a debate nbc's doing on monday night in florida. so he'll be fresh out of a victory if he does win heading into another debate, the pressure will be on romney. again, long-term, romney is the clear favorite to win this nomination because of the advantages he'd have over the...
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romney didn't talk about it. we can't forget the men and women in uniform there now and need -- >> i agree. >> the other thing is, you also got to look forward. i was a business guy. we hear a lot from the other side about business credentials. i looked at their business plan. if you're a business thinking about the future, investing plant equipment, employees, a plan for competition. look at the romney/ryan business plan for our country, they cut work force and education. infrastructure, development by two-thirds. take it less than 5% of the total federal budget. tell me what country in the 21st country can spend 5% investing in the workforce, infrastructure and r & d? that is not a good business plan for the country. >> should i give him glass half full or half empty. senator warner, as we go to break, thank you very much. >> oh, come on! >> look at that. stand big at the msnbc experience area -- what do we got? >> mika, this place is cool. anybody can come here. at the epicenter downstairs from where you are u
romney didn't talk about it. we can't forget the men and women in uniform there now and need -- >> i agree. >> the other thing is, you also got to look forward. i was a business guy. we hear a lot from the other side about business credentials. i looked at their business plan. if you're a business thinking about the future, investing plant equipment, employees, a plan for competition. look at the romney/ryan business plan for our country, they cut work force and education....
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romney hit 105% of his targets? and does obama hit 90% to 95% of his turnout target? if that happens, then romney may eke this out. but does obama hit 95% to 100% of his turnout target and romney's only at 100% to 105%? well, the obama folks believe they win in that scenario. and that's what's now going on in florida and virginia. >> mark? >> jim rutenberg, governor romney back full-time candidate in florida. the president spending at least today being fema commander in chief. do you think the president's going to stay off campaigning, or do you think he'll go back tomorrow, and does it matter? >> i think he's going to be out campaigning pretty quickly. i think he's in a tricky situation now where he's going to start looking like he's being overtly political and posturing a little bit. i don't think he's there yet, but i think that could come. >> harold ford? >> chuck, back to you for one moment. we showed a poll, mika and joe showed a poll where michigan seems to be tightening where the number -- i made the point 4
romney hit 105% of his targets? and does obama hit 90% to 95% of his turnout target? if that happens, then romney may eke this out. but does obama hit 95% to 100% of his turnout target and romney's only at 100% to 105%? well, the obama folks believe they win in that scenario. and that's what's now going on in florida and virginia. >> mark? >> jim rutenberg, governor romney back full-time candidate in florida. the president spending at least today being fema commander in chief. do...
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romney getting 37%. gingrich's perceived performance, our poll shows romney dropping six points here and gingrich jumping four points. the nbc marist poll shows 56% of voters view the former massachusetts governor as an acceptable nominee, 26% say he is acceptable. but they have some reservations. 17% say romney is not acceptable to represent the republican party. now this may have to do with the fact that only 13% of republican voters think romney is truly a conservative. the same poll shows santorum, gingrich and paul in a statistical tie topping the field in south carolina. when it comes to their conservative credentials. how important is that part of the poll, joe? >> this is a conservative party. >> right. >> and a conservative state. that is very important. but i think you see though with mitt romney unlike say a newt gingrich, i think the overwhelming majority of republicans seem to be saying in this poll he's not a conservative. i'm not comfortable with him. but if he is a general election candid
romney getting 37%. gingrich's perceived performance, our poll shows romney dropping six points here and gingrich jumping four points. the nbc marist poll shows 56% of voters view the former massachusetts governor as an acceptable nominee, 26% say he is acceptable. but they have some reservations. 17% say romney is not acceptable to represent the republican party. now this may have to do with the fact that only 13% of republican voters think romney is truly a conservative. the same poll shows...
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mitt romney is not a salesman. and i think that may be some source of the discomfort that we've seen on the stump. he's not a salesman. he's a nagragaiter of information. and he's not cautious so much as he is deliberate. that's just who he is. >> you know, he's not steve jobs. he's not a guy who's going to get in front of the audience and say, i'm going to bend the curve and i'm going to create a new reality, which steve jobs and others great ceos do. i would not like to be the guy -- and i'm just guessing from what you're saying here, i would hate to be the guy that would sit in one of his board rooms at bain capital and try bs'ing. he sounds like, give me the information, i'm going to look through it, and your words don't mean anything to him. i want the data, then we'll see where the wind blows. >> not a bad quality. >> not a bad quality. >> he's quantitative. he looks at the number. in a story about bain, he would look over and over, show me the p&l, show me this, show me that. he wanted to be sure. and insofa
mitt romney is not a salesman. and i think that may be some source of the discomfort that we've seen on the stump. he's not a salesman. he's a nagragaiter of information. and he's not cautious so much as he is deliberate. that's just who he is. >> you know, he's not steve jobs. he's not a guy who's going to get in front of the audience and say, i'm going to bend the curve and i'm going to create a new reality, which steve jobs and others great ceos do. i would not like to be the guy --...
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is mitt romney doing what mitt romney has to do to win? and we're, maybe we're just too naive to figure out what it takes to win in 2012? >> i don't think we're naive. i think as a nation, as a nation of voters, we're kind of schizophrenic. you know, the congressman is right -- people, you go out and talk to people. they say oh, let's have a little more civility. let's have a little more civility during the course of the campaign. and yet, negative ads work. >> yes, they do. >> they clearly have be a impact. >> and mike, as we said before and i guess it bears repeating right now, no candidate in american history has run more negative 30-second ads than barack obama. the 2008 campaign, it is a matter of record, the numbers are overwhelming. there's not even a close second. >> but you know what -- >> it works! >> it works. >> it does work. but we are, michael, in different times. we are in times that we haven't seen in a generation, in terms of economic disparity, unemployment and just, the housing crisis. and kind of a sense of depression a
is mitt romney doing what mitt romney has to do to win? and we're, maybe we're just too naive to figure out what it takes to win in 2012? >> i don't think we're naive. i think as a nation, as a nation of voters, we're kind of schizophrenic. you know, the congressman is right -- people, you go out and talk to people. they say oh, let's have a little more civility. let's have a little more civility during the course of the campaign. and yet, negative ads work. >> yes, they do....
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it's mitt romney. >> all right. are there times along -- >> we've interrupted jonathan three times. >> go ahead. >> i'm sorry. >> all my home state governors have been on the last few days. christie yesterday, carlton in minnesota -- >> you look so good. >> yeah. >> so we got to talk about the romance between mitt romney and ron paul. >> yes. >> yesterday rush limbaugh said he suspects romney has struck some sort of deal with ron paul that he would agree to not run as an independent in exchange for political favors or something for his son senator rand paul. >> well, that may be -- >> what are your thoughts? >> well, clearly congressman paul has said things about governor romney that are favorable. they've also been accurate. when rick santorum has made comments about romney ron paul has come to his defense and said it's not accurate. rick has been holding himself out as the true conservative and when he was a second or third or fourth tier candidate people let it go because he wasn't in the mix. now he's in the mix
it's mitt romney. >> all right. are there times along -- >> we've interrupted jonathan three times. >> go ahead. >> i'm sorry. >> all my home state governors have been on the last few days. christie yesterday, carlton in minnesota -- >> you look so good. >> yeah. >> so we got to talk about the romance between mitt romney and ron paul. >> yes. >> yesterday rush limbaugh said he suspects romney has struck some sort of deal with ron paul...
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mitt romney jumped on it. and i would suggest -- and i've got to say f my democratic friends, after weeks of wailing agait mitromney's ineptitude and to foumbling around, i woul say that was a mistake for the president tosay. do i have a point there or not? do you think i've been off? >> i wouldn't have used the phrase bump in the road. buthe ger idea that u.s. policy in the region, the president i think was saying essential hily believes we ve te cataysmic change taking pce ther thers as way to charter course through that doesn't involve some trouble somewhere along the line. i think you could have used a better phrase than bump in the road when you're talking an about ambassador that was killed. but if y'real a coinuity of policy and the fact that we're -- there will be ups and downs and -- and sh -- and there's no way for us sitting in washington or in the united states or anywhere else to decid which directionhese coievet aiv day and, you know, the anti-american mob, the pro-american mob, we're not in cont
mitt romney jumped on it. and i would suggest -- and i've got to say f my democratic friends, after weeks of wailing agait mitromney's ineptitude and to foumbling around, i woul say that was a mistake for the president tosay. do i have a point there or not? do you think i've been off? >> i wouldn't have used the phrase bump in the road. buthe ger idea that u.s. policy in the region, the president i think was saying essential hily believes we ve te cataysmic change taking pce ther thers as...
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but to characterize romney as unconcerned about romney or to say that mitt romney is insensitive or he's trapped in some time warp, the story he told about beth meyers needed to get home to her kids does not mean that he doesn't understand that women have -- different women have different workplace needs. it should be a spirited debate about what his positions are. but to talk about the details of what he said in particular in the debate and to have that characterize everything he thinks about women, it's just not right for the country. and again, i say it whether it was a republican or a democrat. i'd say the same thing on the other side when they make a big deal about things the president has said that they take out of context or they blow up. this is, as steve said, this is the whole election now is trying to appeal to women voters to some extent. >> let me just say, mark halperin, we have a reason to feel really good here, and i'll tell you why because alex tells me that e-mails are flooding in right now. mika, you're about to get yours. alex, i understand the e-mails are flooding in
but to characterize romney as unconcerned about romney or to say that mitt romney is insensitive or he's trapped in some time warp, the story he told about beth meyers needed to get home to her kids does not mean that he doesn't understand that women have -- different women have different workplace needs. it should be a spirited debate about what his positions are. but to talk about the details of what he said in particular in the debate and to have that characterize everything he thinks about...
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romney, you have been in massachusetts, romney is not a guy comfortable reaching out and bringing people in and swaying them. >> he's not, i use this word nicely. he's not a politician. he's a business guy. he's not a back slap, how's it going. there's enough factor that plays into this. it's the conduct of the campaign's he's run. in which the attack machine of the romney campaign hans mercyless. >> they are called the death star for a reason. also, there's the personal problem. was it a game change, the story about the guys that went into the bathroom before the debate and basically, it was like a high school where they hated the one guy who was a bully. >> the people who work with him in business like him as much as anyone. the people who have competed with him in politics are not big fans. you mention ann, she gave a speech in connecticut at a republican dinner. i wasn't there and she would youed them. i think she has the capacity to get insiders more enthusiastic. >> if you meet her, she's more than an unlikable doctor. ridiculo ridiculous. >>> a dark outlook for the financial healt
romney, you have been in massachusetts, romney is not a guy comfortable reaching out and bringing people in and swaying them. >> he's not, i use this word nicely. he's not a politician. he's a business guy. he's not a back slap, how's it going. there's enough factor that plays into this. it's the conduct of the campaign's he's run. in which the attack machine of the romney campaign hans mercyless. >> they are called the death star for a reason. also, there's the personal problem....
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ed said i see no connection between that mitt romney and this mitt romney. you've talked about the remarkable things he's done on wall street. what he di with bain capital, what a great american success d y as well, there's a huge disconnect between that mitt romney and the mitt romney that we're seeing bumblg around on the campaign trail. it seems that while presidential elections elevate some like reagan and clinton, they diminish others like mitt romney. o fundamentally kind of technocrats and businesspeople look at what he did in massachusetts and say he got a lot of stuff done, worked with the rest of the government, et cetera, et cetera, got health care done, this is how government should function,ut athat ppen outheel obvio cagnil tt he was pushed into places, into corners, into positions that he may or may not actually believe in, but which portray him and create an image of him in very, very different light. and so now we are left with this kindf bum eling candidate w isn't even really sure wtis sedut saying he wanted to repeal the bush tax cuts. th
ed said i see no connection between that mitt romney and this mitt romney. you've talked about the remarkable things he's done on wall street. what he di with bain capital, what a great american success d y as well, there's a huge disconnect between that mitt romney and the mitt romney that we're seeing bumblg around on the campaign trail. it seems that while presidential elections elevate some like reagan and clinton, they diminish others like mitt romney. o fundamentally kind of technocrats...
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but i think santorum's long dissection of romney care and drawing romney into that debate where romney had to explain went back three or four times how it was different than president obama's affordable care act. >> right. >> and it didn't sound different from president obama -- i think that's an argument that the white house liked hearing and something you'll hear again. if romney makes it through the general election. but i think one way he might have helped romney was with a bite we played there where santorum said can we drop all this nonsense? can we drop the nonsense? he was rich, he was successful. i think to republican voters, that's going to ring with them. >> but the headline of this, mike, if we're going to grade these the way that harvard's mark haleprin grades it with a great inflation, you always give the students at the front of the class from the richest families -- >> right. >> the ones you know are going to win in life anyway, you always give them the highest grade, that's how haleprin does it. so the practical effect of this is that romney won the night. because chan
but i think santorum's long dissection of romney care and drawing romney into that debate where romney had to explain went back three or four times how it was different than president obama's affordable care act. >> right. >> and it didn't sound different from president obama -- i think that's an argument that the white house liked hearing and something you'll hear again. if romney makes it through the general election. but i think one way he might have helped romney was with a bite...
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it's up to mitt romney. he's almost certainly going to be the republican nominee and it's up to him to try to figure out how to turn this around for the party because they are behind right now. >> this is just absolutely, willie, this is absolutely terrible news for a republican party that has been working overtime to tarnish their brand over the past month. >> i was going to say the last month, and we'll talk more about this later, but if whole rush limbaugh thing. the president jumped out clearly on the side of this georgetown law student. wanted to get on the right side of this issue. publicly defended her, called her, she went on television and said the president called me. this is low-hanging fruit, this is blood in the water for the president in the white house. if they're going to be attacking women talking about contraceptives and comes out to attack rush limbaugh, whether it's mitt romney or santorum or anybody else in such a feeble way to respond to it, that just adds to the problem for the republi
it's up to mitt romney. he's almost certainly going to be the republican nominee and it's up to him to try to figure out how to turn this around for the party because they are behind right now. >> this is just absolutely, willie, this is absolutely terrible news for a republican party that has been working overtime to tarnish their brand over the past month. >> i was going to say the last month, and we'll talk more about this later, but if whole rush limbaugh thing. the president...
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mitt romney, 65%. this is among likely primary voters in the state of new hampshire, 65% say he has the best shot. number two on that list, joe, newt gingrich at 9%. the number two guy is at 9%. so a 56-point split between on the electability question in new hampshire. >> yeah, you know right now, willie, everything looks like it's going mitt romney's way. but as mike barnicle has been talking about over the, you know, over the last week, the media doesn't like to have the same story repeated. it's not like the media's looking forward to seeing -- i don't think we can expect to see the headlines romney wins again in new hampshire. i think instead what you're going to find is you've got mitt romney in the opposite position he was going into iowa. iowa was good news for him because nobody expected him to win there. we're starting this week with him up at 45%, 46%, 47% in the polls, that's not necessarily good news. because gingrich is going after him, santorum's going after him, ron paul's going after hi
mitt romney, 65%. this is among likely primary voters in the state of new hampshire, 65% say he has the best shot. number two on that list, joe, newt gingrich at 9%. the number two guy is at 9%. so a 56-point split between on the electability question in new hampshire. >> yeah, you know right now, willie, everything looks like it's going mitt romney's way. but as mike barnicle has been talking about over the, you know, over the last week, the media doesn't like to have the same story...